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End the war and blockade in Yemen imposed by the Saudi-led coalition which the U.S. is refueling. Urge your Representative to co-sponsor the Khanna-Massie resolution. Urge your Rep. to take action!
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I) Actions and Featured Articles Action: Urge @Sweden to Oppose Extradition of Julian Assange for Publishing US Diplomatic CablesOver seven thousand people have signed our petition to Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa urging him to grant Julian Assange's request for political asylum from the threat of US prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 for his role in the publication of U.S. diplomatic cables. Now we are appealing to people in Sweden to oppose the threatened extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face charges under the Espionage Act of 1917 for publishing US diplomatic cables. Join us in our effort to engage Swedish public opinion.http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/no-assange-extradition Close Presbyterian Vote on Selective Divestment Shows Likudniks Losing Middle America

Support the Work of Just Foreign Policy Your support helps us to educate Americans about U.S. foreign policy and create opportunities for Americans to advocate for a foreign policy that is more just. http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/donateGo Straight to the News SummaryI) Actions and Featured Articles Action: Urge Congress to Press Clinton on LGBT murders in HondurasHonduran human rights groups have reported 70 LGBT murders since the June 2009 coup. The government of Honduras is a close U.S. ally; it receives U.S. military and police aid; there is a U.S. military base there. The State Department could do something about this. Urge your Rep. to sign Rep. Jared Polis' letter to Secretary of State Clinton, urging her to press the government of Honduras to investigate and prosecute the LGBT murders in Honduras. 25 have signed. Urge your Rep. to join them.http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/polis-lgbt-letter

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Syrian Rebels Committed Houla MassacreThe German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has run two articles alleging that Syrian Sunni rebels committed the Houla massacre, reporting that the victims were largely from Alawi and Shia minorities in Houla. This is important because the Syrian government has been blamed for the massacre and the massacre has been invoked as a justification for foreign military intervention. Here are the articles:

Support the Work of Just Foreign Policy Your support helps us to educate Americans about U.S. foreign policy and create opportunities for Americans to advocate for a foreign policy that is more just. http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/donateGo Straight to the News SummaryI) Actions and Featured Articles Final Tally: Kucinich/Conyers: Ensure Transparency and Accountability In The U.S. Combat Drone ProgramTwenty-six Members of Congress urged the Administration to come clean with Congress and the American people about civilian deaths resulting from drone strikes and about so-called "signature strikes" that target unknown people. The signers of the Congressional letter were: Dennis Kucinich, John Conyers, Rush Holt, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Maurice Hinchey, Charlie Rangel, Pete Stark, Mike Honda, Raul Grijalva, Bob Filner, Barbara Lee, Jim McGovern, Lynn Woolsey, Hank Johnson, Luis Gutierrez, Ron Paul, John Lewis, George Miller, Jim McDermott, Yvette Clarke, Peter DeFazio, Peter Welch, Donna Edwards, Jerrold Nadler, Keith Ellison, Walter Jones.http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/1219 PDF of the letter as sent:http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/sites/default/files/Ltr.%20to%20President%20Obama%20Sig%20Strikes%2006.12.2012.pdf NPR On The Media: Secrets That Aren't Secret

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Obama's 'kill list' is unchecked presidential powerThe leak isn't the scandal, the policy is the scandal. Over twenty legislators led by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) have written formally to the president asking that he explain openly "the process by which signature strikes are authorized and executed; the mechanisms used to ensure such killings are legal; and the mechanisms to track civilian casualties."http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obamas-kill-list-is-unchecked-presidential-power/2012/06/11/gJQAHw05WV_story.html Video: Annexation Wall: 10 Years Too Long In 2004, the International Court of Justice ruled that the route of the "separation barrier," which cuts through the West Bank, was illegal. On July 9, the ten-year anniversary of the beginning of the wall, the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq is launching a one-month campaign calling for the wall to be dismantled, in line with the World Court opinion.

Just Foreign Policy News, June 11, 2012 Karzai: US broke deal with air strike that killed civilians; GI suicides spike

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Kucinich/Conyers: Ensure Transparency and Accountability In The U.S. Combat Drone ProgramTwenty-five Members of Congress are pressing the Administration to come clean with Congress and the American people about civilian deaths resulting from drone strikes and about so-called "signature strikes" that target unknown people.

Just Foreign Policy News, June 8, 2012 West won't talk to Iran about Syria; 25 on K-C letter

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Support the Work of Just Foreign Policy Your support helps us to educate Americans about U.S. foreign policy and create opportunities for Americans to advocate for a foreign policy that is more just. Help us press for an end to the war in Afghanistan and spread opposition to a new war with Iran, http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/donateGo Straight to the News SummaryI) Actions and Featured Articles

*Action: Urge your Representative to sign the Kucinich-Conyers letter on drone strikesTwenty-one Members of Congress are pressing the Administration to come clean with Congress and the American people about civilian deaths resulting from drone strikes and about so-called "signature strikes" that target unknown people. Urge your Representative to join them. If you've already written please call your Representative: 202-225-3121.http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/kucinich-conyers-drone-letter

Support the Work of Just Foreign Policy Your support helps us to educate Americans about U.S. foreign policy and create opportunities for Americans to advocate for a foreign policy that is more just. Help us press for an end to the war in Afghanistan and spread opposition to a new war with Iran, http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/donateGo Straight to the News SummaryI) Actions and Featured Articles

*Action: Urge your Representative to sign the Kucinich-Conyers letter on drone strikesNineteen Members of Congress are pressing the Administration to come clean with Congress and the American people about civilian deaths resulting from drone strikes and about so-called "signature strikes" that target unknown people. Urge your Representative to join them. If you've already written please call your Rep. and ask them to sign: 202-225-3121.http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/kucinich-conyers-drone-letter

Support the Work of Just Foreign Policy Your support helps us to educate Americans about U.S. foreign policy and create opportunities for Americans to advocate for a foreign policy that is more just. Help us press for an end to the war in Afghanistan and spread opposition to a new war with Iran, http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/donateGo Straight to the News SummaryI) Actions and Featured Articles

* Action: Urge your Representative to sign the Kucinich-Conyers letter on drone strikesSeventeen Members of Congress are pressing the Administration to come clean with Congress and the American people about civilian deaths resulting from drone strikes and about so-called "signature strikes" that target unknown people. Urge your Representative to join them.http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/kucinich-conyers-drone-letter

Just Foreign Policy News, June 1, 2012 Yes, Virginia, We Can Do Something About the Drone Strikes

Support the Work of Just Foreign Policy Your support helps us to educate Americans about U.S. foreign policy and create opportunities for Americans to advocate for a foreign policy that is more just. Help us press for an end to the war in Afghanistan and spread opposition to a new war with Iran, http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/donateGo Straight to the News SummaryI) Actions and Featured Articles

Action: Urge your Representative to sign the Kucinich-Conyers letter on drone strikesFifteen Members of Congress are pressing the Administration to come clean with Congress and the American people about civilian deaths resulting from drone strikes and so-called "signature strikes" that target unknown people. Urge your Representative to join them.http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/kucinich-conyers-drone-letter

Yes, Virginia, We Can Do Something About the Drone StrikesIt may well be true that drone strikes to kill "high value terrorists" who are known to be planning attacks on Americans are wildly popular. But here's what's not wildly popular: killing innocent civilians. Fifteen Members of Congress are raising their voices. Others should join them.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/obama-drone-strikes_b_1563081.html